Chapter 515 - 326: Scouting the Terrain, Beginning the Hunt; The Rock-winged Flying Dragon, a Giant Beast with Dragon Clan Bloodline
Chapter 515: Chapter 326: Scouting the Terrain, Beginning the Hunt; The Rock-winged Flying Dragon, a Giant Beast with Dragon Clan Bloodline
In this state, all the Demigods had fully unleashed their Divine Power, no longer holding back their Divine Suppression.
Therefore, when faced with the form of their God—the most tangible and exuding the most intense pressure they had ever felt—
Elf Griffin Cavalry Corps Commander William, relying on his intuition and his connection to the Divine Being, immediately determined that the one before him was the true form of the God he had always worshipped.
"We pay our respects, My God!"
Elf Griffin Cavalry Corps Commander William offered his most devout prayer.
It wasn’t just Elf Griffin Cavalry Corps Commander William who acted this way.
The three thousand members of the Elf Griffin Cavalry Corps under his command also offered their most devout prayers.
The faces of the Elf Soldiers flushed red, thrilled at the sight of their Divine Being’s true form.
Afterward, as the two-thousand-strong Silver Moon Knight Cavalry Corps and the two-thousand-strong Moon Shadow Hunter Cavalry Corps emerged from the Teleportation Gate,
they too saw the true form their God had revealed.
Their reaction was the same as the Clan before them; they all fell to their knees in prayer!
As the Teleportation Gate that Zhang Yi had constructed with his Divine Power began to transport the Clans from his Divine Realm,
the other four Teleportation Gates also began to disgorge their Clans.
From Lu Mei’s golden-red Teleportation Gate, the Flame Bird Clan was the first to fly out.
The Flame Birds resembled eagles, their bodies covered in crimson feathers that looked like burning flames.
As they flew, sparks rained down from their tail feathers.
After taking to the sky, the Flame Bird Clan, just like the Elf Griffin Cavalry Corps, flew high to perform reconnaissance of the terrain.
Meanwhile, from Hong Tianyi’s Teleportation Gate emerged Dragon Descendant Dogman Warriors.
These Dogman Warriors wielded long spears, wore Armor, and had Javelins hanging at their waists.
Their dragonized, scale-covered bodies only served to accentuate the great stature of the Dogman Warriors.
Behind the Dragon Descendant Dogman Warriors followed a large Dogman Corps.
Upon exiting, these Dogmen were ordered to dig in on the eastern side to construct a camp.
From Zhao Wenjie’s Teleportation Gate poured a large number of the Minotaur Clan.
If the Dogman Clan emerged to dig the earth, then the Minotaur Clan emerged to chop down trees.
Working in concert, the two groups formed the logistics detail for Zhang Yi’s team.
As for Zhou Zongcheng’s Amphibian Frogman Clan, they poured from their Teleportation Gate, spotted a nearby river, and immediately leaped in, flowing downstream to perform reconnaissance of the terrain.
Two corps performed reconnaissance from the sky,
one corps performed reconnaissance from the water,
and two other Clans were busy building the camp.
Because they had coordinated under Chief Instructor Yang’s training before,
the Tianya Academy team’s coordination was not chaotic, but rather orderly and efficient.
Within a few hours, the area surrounding Zhang Yi’s position in the Inner Earth World had been completely surveyed.
The data was compiled,
and Zhang Yi began creating a map.
After reviewing the map created from the first day’s reconnaissance intelligence, Zhang Yi couldn’t help but sigh to himself.
’As expected of a landing point chosen for us by the University Alliance’s training program. The surrounding terrain is incredibly complex.’
Twenty-two kilometers to the east lived a colony of Molten Fire Ants.
Perhaps due to the nature of the Giant Beast World,
each of these Molten Fire Ants was nearly half a meter in size.
Molten Fire Ants were social creatures that typically lived in high-temperature burrows, feeding on soft, rotting flesh mixed with Metal.
According to the intelligence gathered by the Elf Griffin Cavalry,
this swarm of Molten Fire Ants numbered close to five hundred, with their strength fluctuating between the Third and Fifth Levels.
The most valuable parts of the Molten Fire Ants were their carapaces and poison glands.
When ground into a powder and added to Metal, the carapaces of the Molten Fire Ants could increase the Metal’s durability and improve its conductivity for Fire Attribute Magic Power.
Their poison glands could also be used to produce a few types of Antitoxic Potions.
Eight kilometers south of the area Zhang Yi had chosen was a river.
Downstream,
the Amphibian Frogman Clan sent out by Zhou Zongcheng discovered a group of Jade Light Water Snakes in the river.
This group of Jade Light Water Snakes was relatively small, numbering only a few hundred.
However, they were much stronger than the Molten Fire Ants, with their strength generally around the Sixth Level.
Moreover, their bodies were enormous.
Even the smallest Jade Light Water Snake was five meters wide and twenty meters long.
The scales of the Jade Light Water Snake could also be made into Weapons, and their gallbladders could be used to create a special potion with a vision-enhancing Effect.
Their value was also quite decent.
To the west lay a forest so full of mushrooms that it was called the Mushroom Forest.
Within the Mushroom Forest, according to intelligence from the Flame Birds’ reconnaissance,
there was a large swarm of Iron Armor Beetles.
These Iron Armor Beetles clung to the trees, growing by absorbing their sap.
However, one shouldn’t assume the Iron Armor Beetles were easy to deal with just because they were herbivores.
In reality, Iron Armor Beetles were immune to poison, and their carapaces were as sturdy as shields.
Most importantly, Iron Armor Beetles were social creatures.
The total number of Iron Armor Beetles in the forest was estimated to exceed two thousand.
Even though the Iron Armor Beetles’ Levels weren’t high, generally between the Fourth and Fifth Level,
killing all of them would yield nearly sixteen thousand Points.
That was by no means a small amount.
Forty kilometers to the north, the Elf Cavalry Corps had also detected a flock of Rock-winged Flying Dragons living on a mountain.
Rock-winged Flying Dragons were rare among flying dragons with Dragon Clan blood, as they chose to live in groups.
The appearance of a Rock-winged Flying Dragon was very similar to that of a Two-headed Flying Dragon, except it didn’t have two heads, and its skin was an earthy yellow.
According to the reconnaissance report, the number of Rock-winged Flying Dragons was between sixty and eighty.
They were generally over twenty meters long, with a wingspan of six to eight meters.
Their individual strength was generally between the Sixth and Seventh Level.
In other words,
an unascended Rock-winged Flying Dragon was at the Middle Level Peak, while an ascended one was at the early High Level.
This level of strength,
was not difficult for Zhang Yi’s Elf Corps to handle.
Most importantly,
he had found exactly what he wanted: a Giant Beast with Dragon Clan blood!
The five of them—Zhang Yi and the others—gathered to look at the preliminary map.
"Four target areas, four different types of Giant Beasts," Zhang Yi said. "Whether it’s to complete the mission for Points or to ensure our safety on the first night, I suggest we deal with these surrounding Giant Beasts first."
Hearing Zhang Yi’s words, Hong Tianyi, Lu Mei, and the others nodded.
"In that case, I recommend we split up. It’ll be the most efficient way."
Hearing Zhang Yi, Lu Mei also spoke up.
"The Molten Fire Ants have high fire resistance, and the Jade Light Water Snakes are in the water. So, Hong Tianyi and I can team up to handle the Iron Armor Beetles in the Mushroom Forest."
"After all, the Iron Armor Beetles are the most numerous."
Hong Tianyi nodded in agreement with Lu Mei’s words.
"The Jade Light Water Snakes are aquatic creatures, which makes them a perfect job for my Amphibian Frogman Clan," Zhou Zongcheng said.
"However, I might need some Aerial Cavalry to help with reconnaissance to prevent the fast-moving Jade Light Water Snakes from escaping."
"That’s simple," Zhang Yi replied.
"Then I’ll take the last group, the Molten Fire Ants," Zhao Wenjie said.
Because of the information Zhang Yi had revealed on the small transport ship,
the other four members of the Tianya Academy team knew that Zhang Yi urgently needed to hunt a Giant Beast with Dragon Clan blood.
The Points gained on this mission were primarily calculated based on the Level of the Giant Beasts killed.
And although they could keep the materials from any Giant Beasts they killed,
the other four members of the Tianya Academy team were all willing to do Zhang Yi this small favor.
Thus, Zhang Yi watched as the other four members of his team each chose an area, deliberately leaving the region with the Rock-winged Flying Dragons to him.
Naturally, Zhang Yi said, "Thank you."
Once the tasks were clearly divided,
Zhang Yi and the others immediately sprang into action for the sake of the Points.
Although the time they had to behold their God’s true form was brief,
and although their God had departed right after issuing the Oracle,
the previous spectacle still spurred the Clans on.
Therefore, upon receiving a new Oracle from their God to head north and deal with the Rock-winged Flying Dragons on the mountain,
Legion Commander William of the Elf Griffin Cavalry eagerly mounted his Griffin and led the three-thousand-strong Cavalry Corps north.
After flying for over twenty minutes,
the Elf Griffin Cavalry Corps successfully reached its destination.
Gazing at the Rock-winged Flying Dragons living in the mountain caves in the distance,
William seized the opportunity before they were noticed and issued the first command:
"First formation, ascend immediately and seize the high ground!"
One thousand Elf Griffin Cavalry shot upward in a near-vertical ascent.
Their upward velocity was nearly the speed of sound.